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Committee adds local health departments to fentanyl education bill, strikes duplicative grant section
Summary
The committee amended House Bill 2489 to explicitly allow school districts to work with local health departments on fentanyl education and naloxone stocking, and accepted the Attorney General's recommendation to strike section 3 to avoid duplicative grant procedures; members raised outstanding funding questions and paused further work to gather fiscal details.
House Bill 2489, which would require school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education, maintain naloxone stock supplies, and allow grants for naloxone purchases, was the subject of detailed committee discussion and amendments.
Representative Steele proposed adding local health departments as a listed partner for districts delivering education and prevention programs; Representative…
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